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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Innovation Starbursting |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 4-10 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |